South Carolina / Labor License & Regulation / Paralegal

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Paralegal

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

7 employees hold this title in Labor License & Regulation. Median total compensation for the role is $53,280, below the department median of $65,705.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $379.7K
Role median: $53,280
Agency median: $65,705
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

Paralegal pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 7,420 people — is $53,880. Labor License & Regulation pays a median base salary of $53,280 for this role, 1% below that figure — about the 48th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Labor License & Regulation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,020

$46,630

$53,880

$61,620

$75,640

Labor License & Regulation median · $53,280

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Labor License & Regulation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. Labor License & Regulation’s median base salary is 15% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,740

$50,340

$62,890

$80,080

$101,500

Labor License & Regulation median · $53,280

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Labor License & Regulation is $53,280, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across South Carolina

Paralegal is held in 14 South Carolina departments. In Labor License & Regulation, the median of $53,280 ranks #10 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

The Citadel

$62,818 · 1

Department of Revenue

$62,060 · 3

Attorney General's Office

$61,200 · 9

Department of Public Safety

$60,127 · 1

State Accident Fund

$57,747 · 4

Department of Public Health

$56,355 · 2

Department of Environmental Services

$55,064 · 3

Department of Insurance

$54,657 · 2

Department of Employment & Workforce

$53,991 · 2

Behavioral Health & Development Disab

$52,612 · 1

Office of the State Treasurer

$50,872 · 1

Department of Social Services

$50,279 · 15

Median total compensation for the Paralegal role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Paralegal beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $54,000 ranks #13 of 25. See Paralegal across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$142,972 · 240

$139,527 · 57

$99,348 · 11

$90,144 · 40

$70,099 · 8

$64,921 · 26

$62,050 · 73

Johnson County, Kansas

$60,924 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Paralegalroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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